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EU Commission strengthens border protection with Russia and Belarus

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Published: December 12th, 2024,
Last updated: December 20th, 2024

Polish border guards on patrol at the border with Belarus. Many migrants neither make it into the EU nor are they allowed to stay in Belarus.

The European Commission wants to better protect EU countries bordering Russia and Belarus from migrants. The Brussels authority is providing €170 million for more digital surveillance and additional technology, it announced on Wednesday. The money is to go to Finland, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and the non-EU country Norway.

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